Over 3,000 personnel to get Pongal medals in TN

Chennai: As many as 3,186 personnel from the police, fire and rescue services, and prison departments will receive the CM Pongal medals in recognition of their outstanding service, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Monday.

The annual awards are conferred upon outstanding personnel to motivate them to display their devotion to duty.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Medals are presented on the occasion of the Pongal (Harvest festival) Day, every year.

“This year, Chief Minister M K Stalin has ordered the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Constabulary Medals to 3,000 police personnel (men and women) in the rank of Grade-II Police Constables, Grade-I Police Constables, Head Constables and Special Sub-Inspectors of Police,” a release here said. Further, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Medals will be given to 120 Fire and Rescue Services Personnel.